The man suddenly became energetic. The superiors refused to talk about the trade of grain and grass between the two countries. Naturally, he was very curious.
But he was interrupted by Long Daoyuan, who looked deeply at his apprentice and whispered, "We are warriors, and state affairs are not ours to take care of."
He turned around and asked, "Did you two arrange for Mr. Wu An to leave?"
The people on the ground hurriedly said, "No, no, we just arranged for him to enter the palace, and Lord Wu An never contacted us again."
Long Daoyuan's eyes flashed, he pondered for a while, and said to his apprentice, "Hanhe, how did you catch them?"
Zhongsun Hanhe said with a smile, "The two of them are the retainers of Prime Minister Zhai Ku. However, when I checked the list of entries and exits that night, I found that they have been spending a lot of money recently. I followed the trend and did a little in-depth investigation. I didn't expect that they purchased a large piece of fertile land in their hometown. The income of the retainers can be huge." I can’t resist such a squandering.”
Long Daoyuan nodded, and with a single stroke of his hand, he unsheathed the sword, pulled out two sword flowers, and sheathed it instantly.
"Gudu~~!"
The two heads fell off as if they were ripe, rolling back and forth on the floor twice, and the stunned expression on their faces gradually became stiff.
"Hanhe, let's make arrangements. I want to know when Mr. Wu An will go out alone."
Zhongsun Hanhe sighed and shook his head. It seemed that the master was very concerned about Mr. Wu An escaping from his hands.
He hesitated and said, "Master, you already have some idea of the person you are looking for. Should you look for Mr. Wu An first or that person first?"
Long Daoyuan frowned and said, "Of course I'll find Mr. Wu An first. I have to compete with him before I can go find that person. That person is truly the best in the world. If you have any regrets in your heart and go to that person, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back." .”
Zhongsun Hanhe's eyes widened with shock. In his eyes, the master was a god.
But the master actually said that person was the best in the world, and he wanted to remove the obstacles in his heart before competing. This was an unprecedented level of caution.
"Master, is that person really as powerful as you say?"
"Do you know the Yue Kingdom back then?" Long Daoyuan said lightly.
Zhongsun Hanhe smiled and said, "Master, the Yue Kingdom naturally knows this. After all, it was very powerful in the past."
"That man, with a bamboo stick in his hand, swept through thousands of armies, defeated thousands of palace guards, and created the myth that "three thousand Vietnamese armor is invincible."
Zhongsun Hanhe was shocked. Is this still a human being?
"Master, why is that man missing? With such martial arts skills, no matter which vassal country he goes to, he can definitely easily obtain the status of a minister."
Long Daoyuan sneered and said, "Shangqing? No, no, no, that person doesn't care about glory, wealth, fame and wealth. Because that person was injured, he disappeared without a trace after creating the myth of being undefeated."
Zhongsun Hanhe was dumbfounded, "No, you are not the best in the world, how can you still get hurt?"
Long Daoyuan's eyes gradually deepened, and his mind kept recalling the shock he felt when he saw this scene. That flash of shock, proudly standing between heaven and earth, was the peak moment of a warrior.
But when he thought of the reason, he couldn't help but laugh. "That person suffered emotional injuries."
Zhongsun Hanhe was silent. He was no longer a young man, and he had also tried the taste of love. No matter who he was, if he really encountered such a thing, he would be really short of breath.
"Take the body away, people, and show it to me~~~!"
"Yes, Master!"
The two diners weighed at least 300 kilograms in total. They were as light as nothing in Zhongsun Hanhe's hands, and they were dragged away like two little chickens.
Buckets of clean water were delivered. After closing the palace door, Long Daoyuan very solemnly rolled up his sleeves, tied up his clothes, and washed the floor with linen cloth over and over again.
His focused look was like he was on a pilgrimage. Even though the ground was already very clean, he was still wiping it. When the linen cloth swept across the floor, it seemed as if the floor had been plowed by a comb, and fine scars were all over the floor. superior.
In the Palace of Fuyan.
On the main seat, Madam Yinglie sat upright, waving her luxurious sleeves lightly.
The starting positions are several capable ministers and generals who are loyal to Shangguo.
Right in the center
A man with a moustache was sitting on his knees. .
Mrs. Yinglie said calmly, "You still dare to come to Shangguo. If you hadn't come, how could King Shang be assassinated?"
Mrs. Yinglie is the mother of King Shang. As long as King Shang is around, her status is absolutely as stable as Mount Tai.
But now King Shang is half dead, and the remaining sons criticize their brothers every day. It can be said that there is chaos in the court.
Mrs. Yinglie understood that it was not the fault of the man in front of her, but who made him want to be this punching bag.
In response to Mrs. Yinglie's accusation, the man smiled calmly, took a deep breath, and said, "The assassination of the king has nothing to do with me. On the contrary, I am afraid that the person who carried out the assassination was a conspirator of other countries including us."
He took a deep breath and said, "Is it possible that Shangguo is about to die, but he also has a relationship with me?"
Suddenly, the scene fell into dead silence, and everyone present started shooting.
"Who are you? A Lord Liao who dares to act so arrogantly here?"
"You actually said that our country is going to fall in the territory of our country, Han Jingtong, you are so brave."
"An insignificant Han Jingtong died in our country of Shang. Do you think there will be no investigation in the country of Liao?"
The ministers who can sit here are almost all the small group of people from Shangguo, who hold great power in their hands.
Mrs. Yinglie glanced around, and everyone suddenly became quiet. There were also several ministers present, who frowned and did not scold them. They just looked at their noses and their hearts.
"Hmph, Han Jingtong always likes to make lies. Your reputation is known to all the princes and kingdoms. Why do you say that our country is going to perish?"
Mrs. Yinglie forced herself to suppress her inner uneasiness. She understood the situation in the court. Many young masters were vying for a position, and many important ministers took sides. However, some of the Wanshi ministers did not express their opinions.
This is also the reason why the court has been in constant turmoil.
Han Jingtong said calmly, "The king was assassinated and became seriously ill. The princes were vying for the throne of the king, but the important ministers did not express their opinions. With the court in such chaos, if the Xia Kingdom raises its troops to attack, it may lead to the destruction of the country."
Thinking of this situation, Mrs. Yinglie was a little irritated. Although this man spoke arrogantly, Han Jingtong was a famous person in the world, and it was impossible to kill him just because of these two words.
"Han Jingtong, let's not beat around the bush. Tell us directly what the purpose of coming here is."
Han Jingtong straightened his body and said loudly.
"Those present are all ministers of Shangguo. You should know that we, Liaoguo and Shangguo, have been fighting for years. In addition, the food harvest is poor. Although there will not be a civil uprising, we are still stretched."
"But the Xia Kingdom is different. King Xia Wen is arguing with the clan members every day in the court, but there is one person who is using his own methods to change the Xia Kingdom and make the Xia Kingdom richer and more powerful."
"With such a powerful vassal state on the side of our two countries, one is ebbing and the other is ebbing and flowing. My lords, don't you feel the slightest bit of fear?"
Everyone present was silent.
Yang Qian felt that the matter between Shang Guo and Liao Guo had been concealed, but the two countries had sent people to investigate. Although no important clues were found, they were deduced based on the numerous evidences, directions and forms.
There must be a mastermind behind the disappearance of food and grass from the two countries.
As for who? That doesn't matter, because whoever it is will bear the wrath of both parties.
As for Zhai Ku's two retainers, haha, their status is so low, their testimony can only be used as a reference, but cannot be used for identification.
The testimony of two common people is to correct the prince of a powerful country. It is not a joke.
If you correct me today, tomorrow countless Guizhou princes and ministers from the Xia Kingdom will come to sue the Shang Kingdom. In this case, what is the point?
At this time, Li Lu, who was sitting in the first place, said in a deep voice.
"According to Han Jing and your thoughts, what should we do now?"
Han Jingtong's eyes lit up and he said seriously, "To be disrespectful, do you still think King Shang can handle state affairs?"
"If you can't, choose a king immediately and join forces with me, the Liao Kingdom, to attack Daxia together."
Everyone looked at Madam Yinglie, she was the only one who could make the final decision.
Mrs. Yinglie had an inner thought and cursed secretly, "These old foxes, are you going to put all the blame on me?"
At this time, a middle-aged man in white clothes and black hair, with a nose as sharp as an eagle walked in. After passing many courtiers, he cupped his hands in front of Madam Yinglie.
"See, Madam Heroic."
Mrs. Yinglie's face moved slightly, "Is there anything important the Master is here for?"
Long Daoyuan said, "I would like to ask Madam Yinglie to send some spies to find out Mr. Wu An's recent whereabouts."
Mrs. Yinglie put her hands on her knees, frowned and said nothing.
At this time, Li Lu smiled and said, "The master is obsessed with martial arts, so he probably doesn't know much about it."
Long Daoyuan's eyes were very sharp. He didn't look at Li Lu and said directly, "Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
Li Lu suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Wu'an Lord Yang Qian is in charge of Yuntong County. In just two years, he has developed a barren land on the border into a place where merchants gather. This is internal."
"As far as we know so far, he has never lost a single battle in foreign wars."
"Furthermore, this man's heart is as meticulous as dust, and he has turned Yun Tong into an iron bucket. It's not that we haven't sent any manpower, but almost all of them have just sunk into the sea."
Li Lu looked helpless. After meeting Yang Qian, he was very sure that this person would be his enemy in the future. Of course, he needed to plan in advance and just follow the dispatch of manpower.
There is very little information that matches it, and some of it is even irrelevant, and there is no important information at all.
Even the specific characteristics of the armor and weapons of the frontier army are not known, which is undoubtedly a failure.
We can only scrutinize it from the styles we see, and what we gain is actually quite limited.
Long Daoyuan's eyes were solemn, with occasional flashes of light: "I don't need to say more about the reasons for the conflict between Shang Guo and Liao Guo. I don't need to know everything. I just need to know when Wu Anjun will travel and where he will go. Just travel."
Li Lu was stunned and said with a smile, "It turns out that the master is ticklish. Madam, what do you think?"
After Li Lu finished speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Yinglie.
Mrs. Yinglie nodded and said, "This person is indeed a nuisance. Let's do this. I will send a small number of people to mix with the caravan to detect the whereabouts. It may be more difficult to find the details."
